×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Design Checker

Design Checker

Design Checker

(OP)
I am working on a design checker. I want include several check parameters in my DC-Standard file (.swstd).

Under the assembly tab, I have a choose a interference check parameter. When I run check, I expect the interferences to show up in the failure box, instead, it shows up in the passed list.

I expect it to show up in the failure list.

RE: Design Checker

See, that's the problem. Everyone is always expecting SolidWorks to fail. Then the moment is passes they don't know what to do.

(Sorry, it's Monday and I've been fighting a cold since Thursday. Carry on with normal responses)

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE
CAD Administrator, Ultimate Survival Technologies
My Blog

RE: Design Checker

(OP)
Jeff, here is the reason for expecting the interference to show up in the failure.

My requirement is when parts interfere with each other when assembled, there is is something wrong somewhere. Disign checker consider this as a pass & I cant know where this interference is. If it consider this as a failure, it would list in that group, & when I expand (Click +) it, i can see the names of the parts that actually interfere. THis way I can fix it.
 

RE: Design Checker

The TolAnalyst function would be more suitable for checking/analysing tolerances.

I believe the interference detection of Design Checker is intended for checking physical volume interference of the model, along with adherence to a prescribed design and drafting standard.

RE: Design Checker

Try using 'Any' to flag all interferences and see if that works.  

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE
CAD Administrator, Ultimate Survival Technologies
My Blog

RE: Design Checker

(OP)
I have tried Any. That's not working.
Alternatively, I tried Sensors. This works. I would get a warning as soon as any part interferes with another.

Thanks

RE: Design Checker

Physically or Dimensionally?

RE: Design Checker

(OP)
CBL, I got your message, when you suggested to use Tolanalyst.
But, I am talking about interference of parts Physically between each other. I sometimes have to work with a group, assemble parts created by different users. In a situation, if couple of users modify geometry of their parts and wouldn't communicate the change.

If I have a Design checker or a sensor in place, it would red flag this immediately.
 

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources